Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.119Protecting Minister from liability
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sec.119 Protecting Minister from liability
The Minister is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to the Minister, the liability attaches instead to the State. For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 . s 119 sub 2020 No. 27 s 29 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.119-ssec.1) The Minister is not civilly liable for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act. (sec.119-ssec.2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to the Minister, the liability attaches instead to the State. For protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 267 , see the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 269 .